"Long live the Regent Prince! Long live the Regent Prince! Long, long live the Regent Prince!"
The Sun Moon Empire shouted in unison, kneeling in grand homage to Xu Tianran, who had become Regent Prince and would soon ascend the throne as the Sun Moon Emperor.
Xu Tianran's style was swift and decisive. After presiding over the tournament's opening ceremony, he led the civil and military officials to their seats. Crown Princess Ju Zi naturally sat at his side. On his other side sat not the highly influential master of Mingde Hall, Jing Hongchen, but a middle-aged man clad in a black robe embroidered with gold.
The Sun Moon Empire's Imperial Preceptor, Holy Spirit Cult Leader Zhongli Wu!
Yesterday, Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng had reported the appearance of the Six-Winged Angel at the Soul Master Competition. Zhongli Wu immediately lost his composure, smashing the paired Soul Tools to summon all Holy Spirit Cult Evil Soul Masters back. He and Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao then headed to the competition venue to oversee matters and revised their ambush plan with Xu Tianran.
The Six-Winged Angel's abilities were extremely suppressive toward Evil Soul Masters. As Ling Bai grew stronger and stronger, Zhongli Wu could neither eat nor sleep in peace. In his eyes, killing the Six-Winged Angel was undoubtedly more important than killing continental powerhouses such as Taotie Douluo Xuan Zi and Body Douluo Du Busi.
The referee stepped onto the stage and read out the rules. There were a total of 167 teams, which would fight one another in an elimination format. Around twenty teams would be guaranteed entry into the top thirty-two, while the remaining advancement slots would depend on minor points.
The individual match was worth seven points, while the team match was worth five, for a total